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Gene-edited animals must be regulated to protect public health – US FDA
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Edited cattle containing antibiotic resistance genes are FDA's "Exhibit No. 1" in arguing for strict rules. Report: Claire Robinson
US court blamed Roundup for causing cancer – then Canada defended the herbicide
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Ag Ministry officials worried the government's position on health risks of Canada's most widely used herbicide was "contradictory", following a court ruling blaming it for causing cancer
"Healthy" soybean oil causes genetic changes in the brain linked to neurological disease
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Study shows the most widely consumed edible oil in the US could be bad for the brain – and that oil from soybeans genetically engineered to be healthier is just as bad
Kellogg's will phase out pre-harvest glyphosate use
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"This is a huge development" – children's health researcher
Scientist warns scrapping the EU's strict GMO rules threatens health
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Gene editing "could lead to unexpected toxins or allergens" in food
Do tests by a US government agency show glyphosate doesn’t damage DNA or cause oxidative stress?
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The US National Toxicology Program’s findings contradict the conclusions of the cancer agency IARC. But there are problems with their argument
Environmentalists alarmed as Bayer builds Latin America's largest seed factory in Chile
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In Chile, the largest seed exporter in the southern hemisphere, Bayer is expanding the GM seed production factories of its subsidiary Monsanto
India’s intelligence agencies investigate corporate backers of group distributing illegal seeds
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GMO cheerleaders use “disinformation layer cake” to promote corporate front group. Report: Jonathan Matthews
Will lab-grown food really save the planet?
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Claire Robinson of GMWatch and others take a critical look at George Monbiot's vision of farm-free food
Risk assessment of herbicide-tolerant GM soybeans exposed as inadequate
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Assessed crops are sprayed with far lower levels of herbicides than are used in real-farm conditions, so risks are underestimated
Researchers assumed CRISPR-mediated disruption of genes was turning them off – but they were wrong
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One-third of gene knockouts via CRISPR are not knockouts at all – and there are serious implications for gene-edited food plants. Report: Claire Robinson
New tool for rapidly analyzing CRISPR edits reveals frequent unintended edits
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"Many more unintended changes to DNA around the site of a CRISPR repair than previously thought"
Award-winning article gives both sides of the gene-editing debate
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Leading German publication quotes the warnings of critical scientists and experts
Philippines approves potentially unsafe GM golden rice for food and feed
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Rice has not been safety tested in animals or humans
Argentina: Devastating consequences of GMO-based intensive ag on native amphibians
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Glyphosate exposures caused sublethal effects, reducing mobility in 79% of tadpoles
Glyphosate and Roundup proven to disrupt gut microbiome by inhibiting shikimate pathway
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Fatty liver disease and death of liver tissue were also confirmed in rats fed regulatory permitted and thus presumed safe doses of the weedkiller. Report: Claire Robinson
Who would GMWatch vote for?
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There’s so much at stake in this UK election that we’re not going to stay on the sidelines!
French health agency ANSES announces withdrawal of 36 glyphosate products
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ANSES cites concerns over genotoxicity of glyphosate herbicides
Fake “Farmer Willi” part of an international fake parade
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“Grassroots” defenders of pesticides and GMOs keep on faking it! Report by Jonathan Matthews
Why regulation of gene editing will not hurt small and medium size companies
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A common myth that's used to argue for de-regulation of gene editing is debunked. Report: Claire Robinson
GM Bt brinjal in Bangladesh a success?
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“Typical” farmer growing non-GM local brinjal gains over twice the yield and over three times the income of farmers growing GM Bt brinjal. Report: Claire Robinson
Evidence gap on health benefits of organic diet
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New review calls for controlled studies examining effects of equivalent organic and non-organic wholefood diets
Biotech research institute VIB misleads public and regulators in lobby campaign
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VIB falsely claims that individual academic supporters for de-regulation of gene editing represent their institutes as a whole
Science supports need to subject gene-edited plants to strict safety assessments
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Compiled by Claire Robinson, editor, GMWatch.org. Technical advisor: Michael Antoniou, PhD, Head, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, King’s College London, UK
New campaign highlights threats of gene editing
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Protect Nature Now explains the issues in simple terms and suggests ways to spread the word